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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Springfield, IL

What professions have the highest employment in Springfield, IL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Springfield, IL. We note that the total employment in Springfield, IL is 101,700. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 3,720 people (3.66 percent of the total employment in Springfield, IL). The second most common job is the other business operations specialist profession which employs 3,220 people (3.17 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Springfield, IL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Springfield, IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	101,700	100.00%	$47,060
2	Registered Nurses	3,720	3.66%	$76,420
3	Other Business Operations Specialists	3,220	3.17%	$80,360
4	Office Clerks, General	3,130	3.08%	$46,070
5	General and Operations Managers	3,060	3.01%	$92,200
6	Retail Salespersons	2,610	2.57%	$28,450
7	Cashiers	2,320	2.28%	$28,370
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,950	1.92%	$28,020
9	Waiters and Waitresses	1,680	1.65%	$26,720
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,610	1.58%	$30,780
11	Customer Service Representatives	1,490	1.47%	$36,310
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,490	1.47%	$31,160
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,350	1.33%	$39,520
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,350	1.33%	$33,720
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,220	1.20%	$45,690
16	Medical Secretaries	1,220	1.20%	$39,220
17	Nursing Assistants	1,140	1.12%	$37,000
18	Accountants and Auditors	1,080	1.06%	$67,280
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,010	0.99%	$29,180
20	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	980	0.96%	$62,440
21	Restaurant Cooks	970	0.95%	$31,440
22	Computer Systems Analysts	940	0.92%	$103,690
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	900	0.88%	$45,320
24	Medical Assistants	890	0.88%	$36,810
25	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	870	0.86%	$28,880
26	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	860	0.85%	$47,140
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	810	0.80%	$59,310
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	790	0.78%	$31,200
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	760	0.75%	$59,050
30	Security Guards	740	0.73%	$36,220
31	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	720	0.71%	$58,430
32	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	720	0.71%	$35,410
33	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	720	0.71%	$44,060
34	Project Management Specialists	700	0.69%	$79,440
35	Human Resources Specialists	690	0.68%	$62,880
36	Bartenders	670	0.66%	$27,430
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	670	0.66%	$55,380
38	Pharmacy Technicians	650	0.64%	$35,980
39	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	650	0.64%	$40,530
40	Software Developers	610	0.60%	$105,260
41	All Other Physicians	610	0.60%	n/a
42	Food Preparation Workers	610	0.60%	$28,970
43	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	580	0.57%	$61,240
44	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	580	0.57%	$78,680
45	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	570	0.56%	$46,420
46	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	560	0.55%	$35,750
47	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	560	0.55%	$34,270
48	Lawyers	550	0.54%	$101,530
49	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	540	0.53%	$50,750
50	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	540	0.53%	$60,170
51	Financial Managers	520	0.51%	$120,760
52	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	0.51%	$30,910
53	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	500	0.49%	$56,460
54	Civil Engineers	490	0.48%	$94,000
55	Management Analysts	440	0.43%	$87,040
56	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	440	0.43%	$55,850
57	Construction Laborers	440	0.43%	$64,310
58	Social and Human Service Assistants	430	0.42%	$45,950
59	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	410	0.40%	$61,490
60	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	410	0.40%	$120,100
61	Fast Food Cooks	410	0.40%	$27,130
62	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	410	0.40%	$29,080
63	Childcare Workers	410	0.40%	$27,500
64	Billing and Posting Clerks	410	0.40%	$39,940
65	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	380	0.37%	$29,820
66	Pharmacists	380	0.37%	$124,040
67	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	370	0.36%	$60,920
68	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	360	0.35%	$72,990
69	Insurance Sales Agents	350	0.34%	$48,410
70	Data Entry Keyers	350	0.34%	$30,760
71	Driver/Sales Workers	350	0.34%	$33,720
72	Sales Managers	340	0.33%	$123,130
73	Tellers	340	0.33%	$35,080
74	Carpenters	340	0.33%	$55,820
75	Medical and Health Services Managers	330	0.32%	$100,800
76	School Bus Drivers	330	0.32%	$45,590
77	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	320	0.31%	$37,340
78	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	310	0.30%	$99,070
79	Computer User Support Specialists	310	0.30%	$49,110
80	Postal Service Mail Carriers	310	0.30%	$51,710
81	All Other Managers	300	0.29%	$99,660
82	Producers and Directors	300	0.29%	$57,070
83	Electricians	290	0.29%	$80,230
84	Civil Engineering Technicians	280	0.28%	$67,390
85	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	280	0.28%	$48,000
86	Radiologic Technologists	280	0.28%	$60,800
87	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	270	0.27%	$75,400
88	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	270	0.27%	$36,620
89	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	270	0.27%	$83,140
90	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	270	0.27%	$85,000
91	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	270	0.27%	$73,450
92	Computer and Information Systems Managers	240	0.24%	$125,650
93	Public Relations Specialists	240	0.24%	$62,500
94	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	240	0.24%	$27,770
95	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	240	0.24%	$34,100
96	Construction Managers	230	0.23%	$101,010
97	Instructional Coordinators	230	0.23%	$67,520
98	Phlebotomists	230	0.23%	$39,510
99	Firefighters	230	0.23%	$61,160
100	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	230	0.23%	$30,230

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